Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.
  • Illecors@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    The article is crap, but it is correct in that you don’t need to use airplane mode. I would, however, advise to still use it purely to preserve battery life of your device as otherwise it will very aggressively keep scanning for networks and drain it.

          • Mad_Punda.de@feddit.deEnglish
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            7 months ago

            It also costs you nothing to disable it. And if everyone keeps it disabled for all their flights, it’s not minimal anymore. So I don’t really see the problem here.

              • Mad_Punda.de@feddit.deEnglish
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                7 months ago

                That doesn’t change that disabling cellular makes a difference, so I don’t see your point. Just because something’s not perfect, doesn’t mean it can’t make a difference.

  • Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Airplane mode is a blessing. If the OS is trustworthy (i.e. FOSS Android) then it actually works, it turns off that crappy unprivate cell connection and you have anonymous Wifi only.

    It saves battery and you can use your phone without anyone being able to track you easily.

    Btw Google hides the GPS quicksettings toggle for a reason, edit the shortcuts and add it.

      • Pantherina@feddit.deEnglish
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        7 months ago

        If you randomize your Mac address (which is default on GrapheneOS and Fedora now) you are pretty anonymous to the wifi network.

        Of course websites see where you are, they always do that. Use Tor or a VPN.